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Reeves, Bass b. July, 1838 d. January 12, 1910Western Lawman. Born as a slave, after the Civil War he went west to engage in farming. In 1875 he began a new career, receiving his commission as a U.S. Deputy Marshal, under the direction of Judge Isaac C. Parker in Ft. Smith. He was the first African American to receive a commission as a U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi. He acquired a reputation as one of the best deputy marshals to ever work out of the Fort Smith Federal Court. By 1901, he had arrested more than three thousand...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Agency Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA